Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Asia
Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Indian embassy staffer arrested
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an employee of the Indian embassy in Moscow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. He was arrested in Meerut.
4 February 2024
41 Rohingyas held after fleeing Malaysian camp
More than 40 exhausted and hungry Rohingya refugees have been recaptured by Malaysian police following a detention centre breakout by 131 migrants from Myanmar, a senior police official said yesterday.
4 February 2024
Sri Lanka says financial crisis 'gradually' easing
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is "gradually" emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said today in a speech to mark independence day
4 February 2024
41 Rohingya refugees arrested after fleeing Malaysian detention centre
More than 40 exhausted and hungry Rohingya refugees have been recaptured by Malaysian police following a detention centre breakout by 131 migrants from Myanmar, a senior police official said Sunday
4 February 2024
India to remove troops from Maldives by May
India will withdraw its troops in the Maldives by May, the Maldivian Foreign Ministry said yesterday, as the two countries seek agreement on a pullout that has strained ties.
3 February 2024
Imran, wife get 7 years for unlawful marriage
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined yesterday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said.
3 February 2024
Imran Khan and wife jailed for 7 years for unlawful marriage
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined on Saturday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said
3 February 2024
Mamata stages night-long sit-in over dues from Delhi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who began a two-day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata's Maidan area demanding the state's "dues" from the federal government for funding various social welfare schemes, spent the night at the site amid cold and fog
3 February 2024
India releases pigeon wrongfully accused of spying
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy.
2 February 2024
Over 100 Rohingyas flee Malaysian camp after riot
More than 100 Rohingya refugees escaped a detention centre in Malaysia after a riot broke out, with one man killed after being hit by a vehicle on a highway as he fled, police said yesterday.
2 February 2024
1MDB Scandal: Malaysia halves ex-PM Najib’s jail term
Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved by a pardons board yesterday, prompting an uproar from critics who called on the government to explain its decision.
2 February 2024
N Korea fires more cruise missiles in testing spree
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles yesterday, Seoul’s military said, continuing a fresh streak of weapons testing as Kim Jong Un’s regime ramps up what it calls “war preparations”.
2 February 2024
Troops in Maldives: India to start withdrawing in March
India will start withdrawing its troops deployed in the Maldives from next month, Male’s foreign ministry said after talks yesterday.
2 February 2024
Malaysia halves jail sentence of ex-PM Najib
Malaysia halved the jail sentence today of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a move expected to raise further questions about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's commitment to fighting graft
2 February 2024
India releases pigeon accused of spying for China
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy
2 February 2024
Over 100 Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian detention centre
An undocumented migrant from Myanmar has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention centre with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said
2 February 2024
US approves nearly $4b sale of 31 armed drones to India
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday, years after the two countries started discussing a deal
1 February 2024
India regrets death of BGB soldier
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the death of a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier and expressed willingness to work together to prevent any such incident in the future, said the foreign ministry.
1 February 2024
Pakistan vows to hold polls despite violence
Pakistan’s general election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday, caretaker interior minister Gohar Ejaz said, after a meeting summoned by the election commission to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country.
1 February 2024
India opposition accuses govt of crackdown
India’s opposition parties yesterday accused the government of targeting their leaders in the build-up to elections after the financial crime agency arrested a state chief minister on corruption charges,
1 February 2024